Charles R. Mabey

Charles Rendell Mabey (October 4, 1877 – April 26, 1959) was an American politician who served as the fifth governor of Utah from 1921 to 1925. He is the last Utah governor to serve one term. He was a member of the Republican Party.

Charles R. Mabey
5th Governor of Utah
In office
January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925
Preceded bySimon Bamberger
Succeeded byGeorge Dern
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
from the 6th district
In office
January 13, 1913 – January 8, 1917
Preceded byJohn W. Thornley
Succeeded byFrancis H. Nalder
Personal details
Born
Charles Rendell Mabey

(1877-10-04)October 4, 1877
Bountiful, Utah Territory
DiedApril 26, 1959(1959-04-26) (aged 81)
Bountiful, Utah, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAfton Rampton
Children4
ProfessionPolitician
Religious Leader

Life and career

Mabey was born in Bountiful in the Utah Territory. He served in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War.[1]

From 1900–1903, Mabey served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Germany.[2]

Mabey was a banker by trade. He was a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 1913 to 1917 and served again on active duty in the Utah Field Artillery during World War I. He also served for a time as mayor of Bountiful, Utah.[3]

From 1925 to 1935, Mabey served as a member of the General Board of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association of the LDS Church.[4]

Mabey fathered four children, all of them boys: Rendell, Charles, Robert, and Edward.

Works
  • Mabey, Charles R. (1899). History of the Operations of the Utah Light Artillery. Salt Lake City: s.n.
  • —— (1900). The Utah Batteries: A History. Salt Lake City: Daily Reporter Co. p. 3.
  • —— (1940). The Pony Express: An Epic of the Old West. Salt Lake City: Beverly Craftsmen.
  • —— (1947). Our Father's House: Joseph Thomas Mabey Family History. Salt Lake City: Beverly Craftsmen.
  • —— (1957). September Sunflowers: Compositions of Prose and Poetry. Salt Lake City: Beverly Craftsmen.

See also

References
  1. The Political Graveyard: Mormon Politicians in Utah
  2. Jenson. Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 154
  3. Deseret News obituary of Rendell N. Mabey
  4. Jenson, Andrew. LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1936) Vol. 4, p. 242


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